“One of my more recent favorite memories is of traveling to Jeonju with...” — Michelle Zauner Quote

“One of my more recent favorite memories is of traveling to Jeonju with my aunt and uncle. After my mother passed away, my aunt and I became a lot closer, and I've really grown to cherish the relationship we formed together as adults.”

“I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me.”

“I never really wanted to be a journalist, honestly. I always wanted to be a writer, and I thought the only way to apply that interest was with journalism - when you're young and you want to be a writer, it seems like the most practical thing to do with those types of ambitions.”

“I was a slow and lazy reader as a kid. 'The Prince and the Pauper' was the only non-school book I would read, over and over, between television, records and radio, until I picked up my aunt's copy of 'In Cold Blood' and she didn't ask for it back.”

“When I was born, I was given to my uncle and aunt to raise as their kid because they couldn't have kids.”

“If I'm not the best aunt in America, then I don't know what's going on.”